Pirmin Schwegler

Schwegler ( 2012)

Pirmin Schwegler ( born March 9, 1987 in Ettiswil ) is a Swiss football player.

Career

The midfielder was a member of the Swiss national teams (U -16 upwards ) 2nd May 2000 for which he has completed 32 internationals. Pirmin Schwegler played in the 2005/06 season on loan at FC Lucerne in the BSC Young Boys. The German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen dissolved in May 2006, its option to Schwegler early and secured the services by the Lucerne in 2010. He made ​​his Bundesliga debut on 17 September 2006 in an away game at Eintracht Frankfurt ( 1:3). For the 2009/10 season he was brought from the local new coach Michael Skibbe of Eintracht Frankfurt, for which he already scored 2 August 2009 at the DFB - Pokal match against Kickers Offenbach in his first race for the Frankfurter a goal. Schwegler had already played in Leverkusen for two years Skibbe, who had been there from 2005 to 2008 coach.

His first Bundesliga goal scored Schwegler at 1-2 against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the season 2009/10.

His international debut came on 14 September 2006 in a UEFA Cup match against FC Sion. On 12 August 2009, he first came into the Swiss national team to use.

In the season 2011/12 Schwegler was appointed coach Armin Veh to the team captain. He thus entered the succession of Christian Maicon Hening Brazilians, also called Chris, to, who had moved to VfL Wolfsburg.

Private

At the age of 18 months he was diagnosed with acute leukemia and is since 2003 as cured.